Countries that continually outperform the United States recruit teaching candidates from the top tier of students, provide in-depth support throughout their careers, and hold them accountable for results, according to the recently released report What the U.S. Can Learn From the World’s Most Successful Education Reform Efforts.   The...

Part of Delaware’s Race to the Top plans included establishing a Partnership Zone to focus significant new resources in several of the state’s lowest-performing schools. Delaware schools selected for the Partnership Zone are progressing with innovative plans to transform into thriving campuses that inspire extraordinary student...

Last week, The New Teacher Project unveiled their School Leader’s Toolbox, which provides innovative tools and strategies to build and maintain high-performing schools around five areas, including recruitment and hiring of candidates, evaluation, retaining high performers, performance accountability, and building a professional...

The brilliance of Dr. Seuss was in hearts and minds again this past week.  Whether the focus of Read Across America Day--held annually on Theodor Geisel’s birthday--or a tribute celebration at Delaware’s Hotel du Pont--the good doctor’s verse won hearts all over again.  It was at the 2011 “Women of...